The Anthill 2.0: Albums, Artists & The Chance To Win A Million Dollars!

Anteater · 07-09-2013, 11:08 PM

...yes, it is time. Time to rise from the ashes like a phoenix and once again TAKE HOLD of the flame....the flame of MB journaling on a semi-regular basis, mediating on topics and albums and artists that mean a lot to me but probably won't mean a lot to all of you at first. Give it time though: soon ye masses shall be seeing things MYYYY way -- MUAHAHWHAHAHAHAJWHAH...hah.

*sighs nostalgically, smoking an herbal cigar that won't give him lung cancer in twenty years*. Hard to believe its been almost five years since I first joined MusicBanter. Much to everyone's amusement, I've started up and subsequently run out of steam on a variety of glorious journals. Got quite a few of the bastards under my belt at this point too, everything from weird crap from the 70's to modern progressive rock....and yes, even essential smooth jazz music you should embrace with the fervor of a coked up grizzly bear.

..no, seriously, go read that last one in particular: it's chock-full of br00tal contemporary grooves, complete with the sort of edgy sax and keyboard work that have influenced countless indie and post-punk bands for generations.

All that being said, 'tis been quite the struggle to maintain long-term activity round these parts: I'm building a business here in the real world and when I actually write reviews its because the boys at MyGlobalMind.com are having me review new rock/metal releases on a constant basis..even the shitty ones!

Still, the Anthill is back, for better or for worse! Expect reviews for a variety of interesting albums from my usual genre suspects (rock and metal of all breeds, jazz, ???, folk, pop, soul, funk, R&B, electronic, obscure diddlies and the occasional avant-garde monstrosity), posts on interesting songs, movies and topics that haunt me like an opium addiction, entrepreneurial and life related advice (I peddled insurance for awhile, so I have words of wisdom on the art of salesmanship as well), plus all kinds of other nicknackery. I even take requests...sometimes! I generally prefer money though.

In short, this will be my journal to end all journals. You'll get a bit of everything and then some (all filtered through my glorious better-pack-two-sets of underwear writing style).

I'm gonna stick with this one fellas, so be prepared to follow me to the depths of Hell and back! Or, you know, just comment every once in awhile. It makes me feel less lonely. *Looks up at the moon as a single tear rolls down his furred proboscis*.

~ A.E.